In typical redraft and dynasty leagues, fantasy players are often looking for a blend of upside and safety for a given week. On the flip side, best ball is one of the few formats in which drafters should go out of their way to incorporate high-risk, high-reward selections into their portfolio.
In these formats, the payouts are typically top-heavy, normally rewarding those that finish within the top three with a majority of the pot going to first. In other words, we should have the Ricky Bobby mentality of "If you ain't first, you're last!"
A common large field tournament strategy in daily fantasy football is to stack players from one team, meaning roster construction constitutes a quarterback paired with one of his receivers.